Brian Henry is the author of nine books of poetry, most recently Brother No One (Salt, 2013). He has written about contemporary poetry for numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Kenyon Review. Henry lives in Richmond, Virginia, and co-edits the international journal Verse.
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